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Where does “σατράπης” come from?

σατράπης (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

σατράπης (Ancient Greek): a satrap, title of a Persian viceroy or governor...

Definitions

  1. a satrap, title of a Persian viceroy or governor...

Ancestry of “σατράπης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠satrap
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶realm, province; kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
3Proto-Iranianxšaθram—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
5Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “σατράπης”

  • satrap
  • satrapal
  • satrapic
  • satrapess
  • satrapian
  • satrapes
  • satrapa
  • satraps
  • satrape
  • sátrapa
  • satrapo
  • сатрап
  • sátrapa
  • satrapa
  • satrap
  • сатрап
  • Satrapa
  • satrape
  • satrapo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →